22nd October 2012, 4:56 PM
^^ What? No. What? That never happened. Go read his post again.
Most likely, Obama is going to win his re-election. And most likely, he'll get even less done during his second term. He had more of a mandate the first time around. Of course, the Democratic Party's power was still pretty limited, with the Senate Supermajority being pretty much a myth. He got done a decent amount, and it's nice to hear that the discourse shifted a bit more to the left than in the previous administration. Still, he wasn't a great negotiator, either by being spineless or naive. The Republican Party has gone into full batshit crazy mode, loudly and proudly digging their heels into the dirt and refusing to cooperate on principle. Obama's center-right policies should be an easy enough pill to swallow, but their demands won't fall short of the complete implementation of the nutbag Republican Agenda.
So, even though he's been down in the polls, I think Obama still has a fair chance of winning. Get ready for 4 more years of frustrating political gridlock, willful and proud Republican obstructionism, and right-leanning pundits/politicians all doing their best to blame the stagnant state of things at Obama's feet. Our only hope is that, with the inevitable improvement of the economy in the next four years, more people will feel favorable towards Democrats, and we can get a new one in the white house in four years. Nothing wrong with Obama, but Republicans won't cooperate with him no matter what. Maybe with a new administration, we could get more things done... Of course, if Obama is re-elected, I doubt you'll see another Dem president in 2016. The pendulum will swing back to the right, and with any hope, they'll elect someone centrist.
There's always the small hope that with no prospects of re-election, Obama will actually grow a pair and stand up to Congress. Appoint actual left-leaning people to his cabinet, skipping bipartisanship and putting forth more liberal policies (instead of concotions of the Heritage Foundation). Don't hold your breath, though.
Most likely, Obama is going to win his re-election. And most likely, he'll get even less done during his second term. He had more of a mandate the first time around. Of course, the Democratic Party's power was still pretty limited, with the Senate Supermajority being pretty much a myth. He got done a decent amount, and it's nice to hear that the discourse shifted a bit more to the left than in the previous administration. Still, he wasn't a great negotiator, either by being spineless or naive. The Republican Party has gone into full batshit crazy mode, loudly and proudly digging their heels into the dirt and refusing to cooperate on principle. Obama's center-right policies should be an easy enough pill to swallow, but their demands won't fall short of the complete implementation of the nutbag Republican Agenda.
So, even though he's been down in the polls, I think Obama still has a fair chance of winning. Get ready for 4 more years of frustrating political gridlock, willful and proud Republican obstructionism, and right-leanning pundits/politicians all doing their best to blame the stagnant state of things at Obama's feet. Our only hope is that, with the inevitable improvement of the economy in the next four years, more people will feel favorable towards Democrats, and we can get a new one in the white house in four years. Nothing wrong with Obama, but Republicans won't cooperate with him no matter what. Maybe with a new administration, we could get more things done... Of course, if Obama is re-elected, I doubt you'll see another Dem president in 2016. The pendulum will swing back to the right, and with any hope, they'll elect someone centrist.
There's always the small hope that with no prospects of re-election, Obama will actually grow a pair and stand up to Congress. Appoint actual left-leaning people to his cabinet, skipping bipartisanship and putting forth more liberal policies (instead of concotions of the Heritage Foundation). Don't hold your breath, though.